Blanche F. Hunter

Blanche F. Hunter kept a cluttered desk in London where she mixed her watercolors with tea stains and pressed wildflowers. She liked painting the city’s quiet corners, empty benches, foggy bridges, before the crowds woke up. You’ll find her work tucked inside the Victoria & Michie Gallery’s corner cases, where her watercolors sit beside older prints.

Hunt down her 1892 oil on canvas at the same gallery; it shows a Thames-side alley in pale gold light that feels like a secret you stumbled on.